The Air Jordan IX (9) was released in 1993.
On October 6th 1993, Jordan gave the basketball world a shock when he announced his retirement from the NBA. This was just one day before Training Camp and it was not what anyone had expected at this time. The greatest basketball player of all time retiring at the age of 30. A decision probably affected by the fact that his father was murdered in North Carolina in the summer of 1993.
Multilingual The shoe being released was plain and sturdy and was the first model that Michael did not wear in an NBA seasonal game (due to the retirement). The sole had lots of details and a large 23 was stiched at the back of the shoe.
There were also words in different languages on the soles of the shoes, this is what is said;
Right shoe: dédié (french) - dedicated fuerza (spanish) - force intenso (italian) - intense liberté (french) - freedom anmutig (german) - graceful
Left shoe: спорт (russian) - sport uhuru (swahili) - independence свобода (russian) - freedom athletisch (german) - athletic muundaji (swahili) - ?????
There are also two Japanese words that reads "world" and "sport".
